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Basketball Fans Marketing Thomas & Mack Center UNLV

High-Scoring Runnin’ Rebels Trying To Gel (And Overcome Injuries) While Also Attracting Fans To Thomas & Mack Under New Coach Pastner

November 20, 2025November 20, 2025 Alan Snel Dan Mullen, Dravyn Gibbs-Lawhorn, Josh Pastner, Kevin Kruger, Marvin Menzies, T.J. Otzelberger, Tyrin Jones

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New UNLV Basketball Coach Josh Pastner Calls New Job A ‘Sleeping Giant,’ High-Energy Pastner Wants To Ignite City, Rejuvenate Once-Powerful Program

March 26, 2025 Alan Snel Chris Beard, Dan Mullen, Erick Harper, Josh Pastner, Kevin Kruger, Mick Cronin, T.J. Otzelberger

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UNLV Hires New Basketball Coach, Josh Pastner; New Basketball Tournament In Las Vegas Doles Out $500,000 In NIL Ambassador Money To Top Four Teams

March 25, 2025 Alan Snel Erick Harper, Josh Pastner, Kevin Kruger, T.J. Otzelberger

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UNLV Basketball Coach Wanted: Athletics Director Erick Harper Fires Kevin Kruger

March 15, 2025March 16, 2025 Alan Snel Barry Odom, Dan Mullen, Desiree Reed-Francois, Erick Harper, Kevin Kruger, T.J. Otzelberger

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Weekend Sports Gambler: Last Chance To Bet On — Or Against — Raiders This Season Is Here

January 6, 2023January 6, 2023 Alan Snel Bruce Cassidy, Josh McDaniels, Kevin Kruger, Patrick Mahomes, T.J. Otzelberger

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Monday Morning Gambler: Raiders Go From Playoff Bound To Homeward Bound

January 17, 2022 Alan Snel Derek Carr, Germaine Pratt, Kevin Kruger, T.J. Otzelberger

By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com A couple of thousand miles from the Las Vegas race and sports books, Raiders quarterback

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Runnin’ Rebels Squeeze Out 64-58 Win Over Gardner-Webb For Young Kruger’s First Win Wednesday

November 10, 2021November 10, 2021 Alan Snel Bryce Hamilton, Dave Rice, Kevin Kruger, Marvin Menzies, Royce Hamm, T.J. Otzelberger

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With Reed-Francois Taking Mizzou AD Job, Las Vegas Sports Market Loses Third Major Player In Three Weeks

August 8, 2021August 8, 2021 Alan Snel Brian Killingsworth, Desiree Reed-Francois, Kevin Kruger, Marc Badain, Marcus Arroyo, Marvin Menzies, T.J. Otzelberger, Tony Sanchez

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com With Sunday’s news that UNLV Athletic Director Desiree Reed-Francois took the University of Missouri’s AD

On Hiring: UNLV’s Reed-Francois Wastes Little Time In Promoting Kevin Kruger To Head Basketball Coach After Otzelberger Splits For Iowa State

March 21, 2021March 22, 2021 Alan Snel Desiree Reed-Francois, Kevin Kruger, Lon Kruger, Marvin Menzies, T.J. Otzelberger

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It’s a classic business world challenge — hire from outside or promote from within? Two

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UNLV Basketball, Las Vegas Lights Teams Go Through Coaches, Troubled Times In Competitive Sports Market

March 18, 2021 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook, Dave Rice, Desiree Reed-Francois, El Chelis, Eric Wynalda, Frank Yallop, Lon Kruger, Marvin Menzies, Steve Cherundolo, T.J. Otzelberger, Todd Simon

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The folks who market and promote the UNLV men’s basketball team and the Las Vegas

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July 5, 2021

Alan Snel, veteran journalist and LVSportsBiz.com publisher. ASnel@LVSportsBiz.com.

LVSPORTSBIZ.COM, launched June 2017: We are a digital magazine providing market-leading news, intelligence, enterprise and breaking news on Las Vegas’ sports/stadium industry. Our stories are quoted nationally and we set the sportsbiz news agenda in Las Vegas. Publisher Alan Snel has reported on the business of sports and stadiums in Denver, South Florida, New York, Seattle and Tampa besides Las Vegas and is considered a national authority on the topic.

LVSportsBiz.com coverage of Athletics stadium project on Strip in Las Vegas.

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

New A’s team president Marc Badain

LVCVA spends $8.25 million on A’s sponsorship

Big League Sports With Small Town Politics

Man of Many Hats

Athletics’ long, strange journey for new ballpark

How Deal Was Made For A’s Ballpark On Strip

May 24, 2021

LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel is a nationally-known bicycle rights leader and bicycle travel writer.

Alan focuses on reducing road violence and has asked government to enforce road safety laws, design better roads for bicyclists and walkers not just motorists, educate drivers, install more penalties for reckless motorists and lower speed limits.

Here are Alan’s travel story samples, literary adventures based on Alan’s expansive and curious approach to reporting sports-business news and a bicycle life:

Let’s Pedal Zion National Park

Bicycling Bristlecone Trail At 9,000 Feet

Biking magical Seattle and the Northwest

Bicycling the Tour de Stadiums of Las Vegas

Las Vegas bicyclist struck by bullet during memorial ride

Incomparable Grand Canyon by bike

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LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel has also written two books: Long Road Back To Las Vegas and Bicycle Man. Purchase Long Road Back To Las Vegas on Amazon and contact Alan to buy Bicycle Man at asnel@LVSportsBiz.com.

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